The mission of the Lathrup Village Downtown Development Authority is to create an accessible village center that fosters economic vibrancy in our diverse community. The DDA functions to assist businesses and property owners in the District by combining public and private resources to provide an attractive and pedestrian-friendly environment. To help achieve these goals, the DDA adopted the Main Street Four-Point Approach in 2013 and is currently in the process of growing and managing its downtown.

For more meetings, visit our DDA Agendas, Packets, and Minutes page on Municode Meetings.

The bylaws governing the DDA Board.

Map made with the assistance of Mapline, a free service. Map contains the locations and addresses of local businesses that have active/recently renewed business licenses with the city and are within the Lathrup Village Downtown Development Authority. If your business is operating with an active business license but you are not on this map, please reach out to us in the DDA offices so we can amend the map and add you!

If you are a business whose license has lapsed, please reach out to our City Clerk and they will assist you in reclaiming your active business license!

Lathrup Village is a Main Street Community. The National Main Street program is a nationwide movement dedicated to Main Street development and revitalization that relies on existing assets in the community and volunteer effort. There are four points of the Main Street program, that serve as the strategic pillars of the model. The four points are Economic Vitality, Organization, Design, and Promotions.

If you are interested in volunteering, click here. If you're interested in joining a Main Street Lathrup Village DDA Committee, please click here.

The City of Lathrup Village is attempting to reclaim its Redevelopment Ready Certification through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). This certification provides grants, training opportunities, promotions, networking and more for local businesses. The process for reclaiming this certification is under way. If you are interested in learning more about the certification process, or learning what RRC Certification means for you, as a business owner, please reach out to DDA Staff!

At the October 20th City Council Meeting, the Lathrup Village City Council approved the ordinance language for Silar Energy Systems. The ordinance can be read below, and the October 20th meeting is also linked below.

Over the coming weeks, Building Department and DDA Staff will be working on a guide book for solar energy installations in our city, based on the ordinance language. In the meantime, MI EGLE has provided a guide book for anyone interested in Solar Energy Systems Installations.

The Lathrup Village DDA is proud to be able to partner with the St. Baldrick's Foundation for childhood cancer research. Together, the community raised over $1,500! We are still able to raise funds for this wonderful cause- if you wish to donate, click on the link below! Also, you can find a link to the video below as well!

St. Baldrick's is a wonderful organization who has donated more than $350 Million towards cancer research around the world. Thank you for helping us do our part in Conquering Childhood Cancer!